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Having worked for a US OEM, I used to find it frustrating that the French were always much better at establishing assembly plants in other countries.They don't always end up quite what they was promised but by then its too late and the deal is done. Its all in the marketing.
That last sentence says it all. Aeroplanes are no different to mobile phone or donuts when it comes to accountants and sales teams.
It’s all down to the marketing.
The Boeing investment in China is minimal and would not get you 30% of a 737 Max at list price.
China built and owns the facility at Zhoushan.
Delivery of the first MAX 8, assembled in Renton, Wash. and completed in China, comes 20 months after construction began at the 100-acre site. The 737 Completion and Delivery Center is the first such Boeing facility outside of the United States. The facility has been built in partnership with the Zhejiang Provincial and Zhoushan Municipal Governments and will become fully operational in phases as capacity is expanded over time.
Let’s see how many 737 Max’s emerge from that tiny US investment in China.
This Airbus deal is a political statement to Trump and the USA.